Articles by Mark Wild

Pan-Am Games: Some Facts and Figures

US Olympic Gold Medalist Brooks Curry is one of six US Toyko Olympians who will don the Stars and Stripes and compete in Santiago for the 19th Pan-Am Games.

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5 Storylines (& Some Bonuses) to Watch at the 2nd World Aquatics World Cup Stop – Athens

Olympic Champion Maggie MacNeil will make an appearance in Athens, the 2nd of 3 stops on the World Cup circuit and joins a competitive field in the sprints.

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Michael Andrew Candid in Interview: “There’s a Silver Lining in Missing that Team…”

Michael Andrew, prior to the start of the World Cup Series, had a candid conversation about his disappointing summer and his plans for the future.

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David Popovici Skipping Doha Worlds, Focusing on Short-Course Euros and School

David Popovici, the WR holder in the 100 free, has opted to not compete in the 2024 Doha World Champs, and instead will focus on the Short Course Euros.

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5 Storylines (& Some Bonuses) to Watch at the 1st World Aquatics World Cup Stop – Berlin

The Campbell Sisters return to the World Cup together but face a difficult task in reaching the podium in the stacked women’s free events.

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2023 World Junior Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Day Three’s finals session brings a mix of semifinals and finals to the docket with a focus on the sprints as the meet hits its halfway point.

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2023 World Junior Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

The seconds evening session of the 2023 World Junior Championships will see nine finals and two semifinals be contested, starting with the boys 100 backstroke

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Top 4 (+2 Bonus) Boys’ Storylines to Watch At the 2023 World Junior Championships

After walking away from Fukuoka with two relay golds & a relay bronze, Aussie Flynn Southam will look to add some individual hardware to his trophy collection

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All the Links You Need for the 2023 World Junior Championships

The 2023 Worlds Juniors will be a showcase of the next generation, all of whom will look to make a name for themselves and factor into the 2024 conversation.

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Top 4 (+2 Bonus) Girls’ Storylines To Watch At The 2023 World Junior Championships

American Leah Hayes will look to improve upon her 3rd place showing at U.S. Trials and aims to sweep the IM events in Netanya.

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2023 World Juniors: Kamryn Cannings & Elan Daley Out, Clare Watson in for Canada

Cannings and Daley, two of Canada’s Junior Pan Pac bronze medalists, do not appear in the entries after having been announced to the team in April.

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2023 World Juniors Psych Sheets: Daniel Diehl Leads Team USA With Five Entries

Daniel Diehl leads all Americans with five individual events as the U.S., Australia, and several other nations return to the meet after a hiatus.

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Milligan University Picks Up Californian Paxton Smith with Multiple NAIA Final Times

Paxton Smith will look to bring his sprinting prowess to Milligan this fall, a team that won 10 individual events and all 5 relays at conferences in 2023.

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Louisiana Native Logan Walley Set to Head North to Swim for Division II UMSL this Fall

Logan Walley is part of a large first-year class for the University of Missouri-St. Louis and is just shy of scoring in multiple events at conference champs.

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2023 World Champs Swimmer Elisabeth Erlendsdottir Commits to Georgia Tech (2024)

Elisabeth Erlendsdottir, a native of the Faroe Islands, will bring some strong backstroke times and big meet experience to Georgia Tech next fall.

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